Can anyone help? Point me in the right direction? Maybe link to a video that works for this? I really want to make myself a pair of socks but it seems like I'm going to need a step-by-step guide (I do good with visual) to pull this off. And I want to do toe up because everyone says that they fit better and plus I can make them as short or as tall as I want without having to worry about running out of yarn.

If your looking for help with pictures try Silver's sock class:http://www.cometosilver.com/socks/
I learned to do toe up with her tutorial. It is easy to do it her way. She doesn't use the crochet cast on but one that is easy to do.